North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.

Gov. Josh Stein spoke Thursday from the town of Hot Springs. Stein has visited western North Carolina this week to visit towns ravaged by Hurricane Helene. Video courtesy of WBIR.

About one-third of Wake County's 200 schools have dismissed early at least once since 2023 because of malfunctioning HVAC systems, forcing tens of thousands of students and their families to find ...